Umbrella's feet

[davefv92c]

I was oiling up Sammy's feet I noticed he has chewed off a lot of the scales
on both, is this a problem or normal ?

TIA

 

[Scott]

Not familiar with excessive chewing of foot scales, can you post a picture? I've seen birds often pick at their scales to a very minor degree, almost as if they are grooming.

May I ask what type of oil you use on his feet? Just want to make certain he will not ingest something potentially harmful.

 

[davefv92c]

I used coconut oil as posted below in the health section. I only did 1 foot when I noticed this which you can tell in the pic, never seen any sores on these areas and yes he seems to be grooming all the time.

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[davefv92c]

seen the Aviary folks I do business with and was told to keep up the oil on the feet and also in his food daily. I have them doing a housecall on Tuesday to do all my grooming work so will find out more then.

thanks

 

[Scott]

Thanks for the great picture! I honestly don't see anything abnormal with the scales and feet. The undersides have a different texture and are often discolored.

Any ingestible oil should be great for the feet!

 

[davefv92c]

[/URL][/IMG]repost of pic with concerned areas circled. when at the shop there Moulacan Cockatoo same age I looked at his feet and scales are perfect. sure hope the oil thing works I will update if things change,or with an answer to this post when figured out. any other info on this would also be great

thanks

 

[Scott]

Thanks for the updated pic. Seems to be raw tissue, but haven't experienced anything like that. Perhaps another member will better understand this.

 

[JustineBird]

Thanks for the updated pic. Seems to be raw tissue, but haven't experienced anything like that. Perhaps another member will better understand this.

I would take it to the vet to have them look.. Dont want to think about it and later it becomes a major problem.

 

[davefv92c]

getting him in next week. I have noticed since the intro of the oil in the food and a couple of feet rubdowns he is not picking at them near as much. I have a feeling it is a humidity thing.

 

[davefv92c]

humidity was the problem since intro of the oil and a humidifier feet are looking good
new growth on scales and have noticed him a few times a day standing in the water dish getting feet wet, also have noticed less grooming most likely due to less dander.

looks like the Vet is canceled.